ONLINE COURSE
Persuasive Communication:
Why enroll in this course?
Inspire your audience with language that is accessible and engaging for both technical and non-technical audiences.
Leverage cutting-edge data visualization techniques and capitalize on the latest advancements in digitalization.
Implement techniques to enhance your interpersonal relationships by discovering the psychology and theory behind persuasion.
Interact with MIT experts, instructors, and peers in live synchronous sessions for a more comprehensive learning experience.
Networking opportunities establish professional connections with industry experts and your cohort.
Access to rich supplementary resources provides additional materials and content for a more thorough educational journey.
What will you learn?
Learn about disparate communication styles and how they influence attitudes and behaviors.
Discover the psychology behind persuasion and implement it in your own professional interactions.
Understand what characteristics make a great public speaker and learn how to apply them to yourself.
Master how to adapt your message to different audiences, including those with differing levels of technical knowledge.
Explore the impact of digitalization in communication and learn to manage virtual communications in an effective, powerful manner.
Find out which processes are behind critical thinking and how to use them to enhance your message.
Comprehend the importance of data visualization to clarify your data for any kind of audience.
Devise a communication strategy for your organization.
All the participants who successfully complete their program will receive an MIT Professional Education Certificate of Completion, as well as Continuing Education Units (CEUs)*.
To obtain CEUs, complete the accreditation confirmation, which is available at the end of the course. CEUs are calculated for each course based on the number of learning hours.
*The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is defined as 10 contact hours of ongoing learning to indicate the amount of time they have devoted to a non-credit/non-degree professional development program.
To understand whether or not these CEUs may be applied toward professional certification, licensing requirements, or other required training or continuing education hours, please consult your training department or licensing authority directly.
Course outline
The online course Persuasive Communication aims to help you hone your interpersonal skills in vital areas such as public speaking, critical thinking, digital communication, visual persuasion, and audience adaptation both virtually and in person.
Who is this online course for?
C-level executives wanting to improve both vertical and horizontal communication to ensure that objectives are aligned throughout their organization
Engineers and other technical professionals who need to communicate with those from nontechnical backgrounds, as well as people without technical knowledge who need to communicate with engineers and other tech professionals
Any professional looking to enhance their critical thinking by constructing and evaluating claims and arguments that can be confidently presented to persuade others within their organization and beyond it
Business leaders who need to deliver data and information across a variety of media channels to diverse audiences
Sustainability and climate change specialists looking to incorporate knowledge about portfolio management, programs, and projects
Entrepreneurs and other dynamic professionals who rely on effective communication to turn their ideas into actionable plans for presentation
Instructor
John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities and Co-chair of the Gender Equity Committee of the School of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences - MIT | Coordinating Instructor
Course overview
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